The revisions to this article improve it drastically. The pacing is much better, with the less interesting rants and raves building up to the climax. The climax itself - the interview with Dmitri Arnatsiaq - is the high point; he's smarmy and unsettling, just as a zealous child should be. The ending is particularly disturbing. Much improved from its previous incarnation.

However, I dislike the "Hiemal" object class - the rationale for its usage is unconvincing and it serves no purpose whatsoever.

Observation has shown that areas high animals affected by SCP-3000 are having die-offs of local prey species, some reducing populations by up to 80 percent

This is awkwardly worded.

They used a unknown substance

an* unknown substance

This is a compelling piece that spells out a large phenomenon with an intimate relationship with gore, consumption, and predator-prey violence. It captures a feeling of grander scheme while also portraying a feeling of progress and continuation without losing the reader unnecessarily. I like it and I feel it's worth upvoting.

I agree about the picture, which I'm a little uncomfortable with - it feels a little exploitative maybe? And I wonder whether the increased detail and extrapolation of the religion dilutes the horror by normalising it somewhat.

That said, the autosarcophagy core of this is great, and the central interview is finely judged. Upvoted.

Cannibalism and autosarcophagy are nothing really new to the land of SCP articles, and while those acts are certainly fertile ground for plenty of articles, their use here just doesn't really do much aside from add gore to the article. Combined with the cult aspects, which I found be rather old hat and cliche, and I'm left with an article that doesn't really pack much of a punch.

I do agree with ARD that the interview with Dmitri Arnatsiaq is where the article shines. The dialogue there is unsettling, and Dimitri really does come out as an interesting character. But that is not enough to really pull up the rest of the article for me.

Competently written, but ultimately not very potent. Then again, maybe this just isn't my cup of tea in terms of horror.

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Edit: Recent updates do greatly improve this article, and make it far more punchy than its previous iteration. Additionally, the ending is a nice enough twist. While I still cannot get behind the cult shenanigans and the base anomaly, its not deserving of a downvote.

I like this. It's competent, well written for the most part, and the lore is incredibly interesting. I would really enjoy seeing more of this - an SCP revolving around the Verdant, for example.

The book excerpts were a nice touch, but the way they're unceremoniously lumped in with the main body of the document was unsatisfying presentation-wise, which I believe hampers how effective the language is.

The interview with the Arnatsiaq child was very, very well-written. For how utterly surreal it was, the character felt like a real person, and that alone is well-deserving of an upvote.

However interesting this group/entity is though, I think everything that comes after the family only detracts from the horror. This is a good article, sure, but I wasn't moved by the escalation. novote for now.